An official from Okinawa who was visiting Washington DC said he was briefed on the deployment of CV-22s to Japan in 2015.
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Weight-saving measures for F-35 made the jet 25% more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air
A report by DOT&E said the F-35 is more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit as engineers shed weight from the aircraft.
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Retired USAF C-130 pilot reunites with hostages he saved in Congo 48 years ago
A group of former American hostages who were rescued from Congo 48 years ago reunited with the C-130 and it’s pilot at the Museum of Aviation on Jan. 11.
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Myanmar Mi-35 crashed in the country’s north
A Myanmar Mi-35 helicopter went down in the country’s north on Friday and the Kachin guerrillas claimed they shot it down.
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RAF Sea King makes emergency landing after pilot taken ill
An RAF Sea King helicopter on Wednesday made an emergecny landing in Devizes after the pilot fell ill during the flight.
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